Introducing Chester Williams, the new Co-Chair of the Soda Tax Advisory Committee
By Chester K. Williams, SDDTAC Co-Chair and Bayview Food Coordinator for the Community Living Campaign As a native resident of San Francisco for 70-plus years, I am pleased to be active in city and community-based projects that provide a more stable existence for...
2024 Annual Report and Recommendations
On March 1, 2024, the Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee (SDDTAC) submitted its annual report and budget recommendations to the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors, and SF residents. The role of the SDDTAC has been critical to inform funding priorities and...
Announcing 2024 SDDT Healthy Communities Support Grant Awardees
On behalf of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and the San Francisco Public Health Foundation (PHF), we are pleased to announce the awardees of the 2024 Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax (SDDT) Healthy Communities SUPPORT Grants through PHF. The SDDT...
Medi-Cal expansion is now available to more people – you may be eligible!
San Francisco’s Soda Tax funded efforts hold the potential to change the health status of community members most burdened by chronic diseases and the environments in which their health is shaped. Thus, much of the work focuses on changing policies, systems, and...
Policy panelists speak from the heart about the power of community
By Marianne Szeto I started my career in public health in 2007 as a fresh-faced newbie who wanted to make the world a better place. I was so fortunate to land a job at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, staffing the Shape Up SF Coalition. In this role and...
Centering youth empowerment: a celebration of 5 Years of SF soda tax in partnership with Urban Sprouts and June Jordan School for Equity
By Avi Rose As a new member of the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) team, I was thrilled to apply my background in youth engagement to help put on a special youth event in celebration of the 5-year anniversary of the SF soda tax. Since the soda industry...
Results of a community-public health-academic partnership
By Melinda Martin As I reflect on the work that I have contributed to the soda tax and its 5-year mark of its implementation in San Francisco, never would I have imagined that I would be involved in planning a medical grand rounds hosted by UCSF/Zuckerberg SF General...
Bringing together community in celebration: five years of soda tax success
By Kim Wong As my Department of Public Health Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Team colleagues share their reflections in light of the five year celebration of the SF Soda Tax, I recall that I was once a public health graduate student in NYC writing blog posts...
Teamwork makes the dream work
By Christina Goette It’s the time of year when we reflect back and look ahead. Daily, I strive to keep gratitude at the forefront, recognizing that we live in the midst of pain and suffering, both here in SF and across the globe. For me, it makes it even more...
San Francisco Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee’s commitment to providing community-driven and evidence-based recommendations to advance healthy and equitable communities
By Abby Cabrera, MPH, UCSF Project Manager & Marna Armstead, SisterWeb Co-founder & Executive Director; Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee Co-Chairs The recently published article by the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research...